꾸짖다 Korean verb conjugation
to scold, to rebuke
Every form of 꾸짖다 across the four speech levels. It is a regular stem, so the endings below attach without changing it.
기본형Principal parts
The four forms the dictionary prints. Every other form on this page is derived from them.
- 관형사형Modifier
- 꾸짖는
- 아/어Infinitive
- 꾸짖어
- -으니Since
- 꾸짖으니
- 합니다Formal
- 꾸짖습니다
현재Present
The tense that does the most work. 해요체 is the one to learn first — it is polite without being formal, and it is what most conversation is in.
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꾸짖어요 | 꾸짖습니다 | 꾸짖어 | 꾸짖는다 |
과거Past
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 서술Statement | 꾸짖었어요 | 꾸짖었습니다 | 꾸짖었어 | 꾸짖었다 |
미래·추측Future & presumptive
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| -겠-Will / must be | 꾸짖겠어요 | 꾸짖겠습니다 | 꾸짖겠어 | 꾸짖겠다 |
| -을 것이다Going to | 꾸짖을 거예요 | 꾸짖을 것입니다 | 꾸짖을 거야 | 꾸짖을 것이다 |
의문Questions
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꾸짖어요? | 꾸짖습니까? | 꾸짖어? | 꾸짖니? |
| 과거Past | 꾸짖었어요? | 꾸짖었습니까? | 꾸짖었어? | 꾸짖었니? |
명령Commands
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 명령Do it | 꾸짖으세요 | 꾸짖으십시오 | 꾸짖어 | 꾸짖어라 |
| 청유Let's | 꾸짖어요 | 꾸짖읍시다 | 꾸짖어 | 꾸짖자 |
부정Negation
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 안Not (short) | 안 꾸짖어요 | 안 꾸짖습니다 | 안 꾸짖어 | 안 꾸짖는다 |
| -지 않다Not (long) | 꾸짖지 않아요 | 꾸짖지 않습니다 | 꾸짖지 않아 | 꾸짖지 않는다 |
| 못Cannot | 못 꾸짖어요 | 못 꾸짖습니다 | 못 꾸짖어 | 못 꾸짖는다 |
높임Honorific
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Present | 꾸짖으세요 | 꾸짖으십니다 | 꾸짖으셔 | 꾸짖으신다 |
| 과거Past | 꾸짖으셨어요 | 꾸짖으셨습니다 | 꾸짖으셨어 | 꾸짖으셨다 |
관형사형Modifying a noun
- 현재Present
- 꾸짖는
- 과거Past
- 꾸짖은
- 미래Future
- 꾸짖을
- 회상Used to
- 꾸짖던
연결Joining clauses
- -고and
- 꾸짖고
- -게-ly / so that
- 꾸짖게
- -어서so / and then
- 꾸짖어서
- -으니까since
- 꾸짖으니까
- -으면if / when
- 꾸짖으면
- -지만but
- 꾸짖지만
- -는데and / but (setting up)
- 꾸짖는데
- -어도even if
- 꾸짖어도
진행In progress
| 해요체Polite | 합니다체Formal | 해체Casual | 한다체Plain | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 현재Is doing | 꾸짖고 있어요 | 꾸짖고 있습니다 | 꾸짖고 있어 | 꾸짖고 있다 |
| 과거Was doing | 꾸짖고 있었어요 | 꾸짖고 있었습니다 | 꾸짖고 있었어 | 꾸짖고 있었다 |
문형Sentence patterns
How the dictionary says this verb is used. The numbers are slots: 1 is the subject, 2 the object.
- 1이 2를 꾸짖다
예문In real sentences
From the dictionary, each with its translation.
선생님은 학생들을 심하게 꾸짖었다.
The teacher scolded his students severely.
안에 가서 원하시는 만큼 절 꾸짖으세요
Let's go inside and you can scold me as much as you want
네가 날 꾸짖을 자격이 있다고 생각하나?
How dare you to insult me like this!
매우 덥거나 추운 기후를 싫어하고, 꾸짖는 소릴 싫어하고, 찌푸린 얼굴을 싫어하고,
We dislike bitter tastes, we dislike loud sounds, we dislike hot temperatures, cold temperatures.
자주 묻는 질문Common questions
How do you conjugate 꾸짖다 in Korean?
꾸짖다 (to scold, to rebuke) is 꾸짖어요 in the polite 해요체, 꾸짖습니다 in formal 합니다체, 꾸짖어 in casual 반말 and 꾸짖는다 in the plain written style. The past is 꾸짖었어요.
What is the past tense of 꾸짖다?
꾸짖었어요 in everyday polite speech, 꾸짖었습니다 formally. It is built from the 아/어 form 꾸짖어 plus ㅆ, which is why an irregular stem shows its irregularity here.
Is 꾸짖다 a regular verb?
Yes. Its stem never changes shape: 꾸짖습니다, 꾸짖어, 꾸짖으니 all keep 꾸짖 intact. Only the ending moves.
What TOPIK level is 꾸짖다?
5급 — TOPIK 5, advanced.
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